Heritability of Osteoarthritis A Swedish study examine the genetic contribution to various rheumatic/musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) and showed that osteoarthritis (OA) had a large heritability compared with other RMDs. https://t.co/KbQDQ1mB53 https://t.co/opLrlRit2W

Bidirectional relationship betw Autoimmune disease (AD) & perinatal depression (PND); 1:10 case control study of 1.3 milion pregnancies & 55,299 incident PND found AD preg w/ a 30% (OR 1.3) higher risk of PND & PND had a 30% ^ risk (OR 1.3) of AD https://t.co/zkwIo6liC7 https://t.co/Sy1HPLLeva

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QD Clinic - ANA Positivity in RA Considering an ANA+ Seropositive RA Patient https://t.co/q0g0JsSWGu https://t.co/nXcEZbbEXG

Enthesitis, Synovitis, and Tenosynovitis in Psoriatic Arthritis An ultrasound study suggests that enthesitis is associated with both synovitis and tenosynovitis in patients with Psoriatic arthritis (PsA). https://t.co/c9z0nsABe0 https://t.co/Ez4i8qCcJ8

Curcumin therapy for knee osteoarthritis Curcumin is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat arthritis and is presumed to have analgesic and antiinflammatory effects that may benefit those with osteoarthritis, particularly KOA. https://t.co/a8JscOOhmz https://t.co/j1htFQkfnD

Hydroxychloroquine Overview (full read) History, PK/PD, MOA, Clinical Benefits, dosing, Adverse events covered. https://t.co/oJcM5ewOBh https://t.co/UaUiH7rpfM

2023 Rheumatology Year in Review Check out my top 10 list (in no particular order) of 2023 advances, game-changers, and developments that changed, or will soon change, rheumatologic practices. https://t.co/UaaAd8pcpM https://t.co/8EIkMeunyZ

Hormonal Status Increases RA Risk Early menopause—before the age of 45—taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and having 4 or more children are among several hormonal and reproductive factors linked to a heightened risk of RA in women. https://t.co/Rz6rzkOHV5 https://t.co/UYjgs0MBv5

Full read review of Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome (CAPS) https://t.co/J1kOJYv1Cl https://t.co/cJQagQmEp6

Retrospective study 127 suspected #GCA w/ negative temporal artery Bx - 73 finally Dx w/ GCA & 61/73 were FDG PET-CT pos.(84%). In 54 nonGCA, FDG PET-CT was positive in 8 (15%). FDG-PET sensitivity 84% (100% extracranial LV-GCA), specificity of 85%. https://t.co/Uc8dbdzIil https://t.co/z2d7h6jCFP

Insurance claims data compared 33k RA to 1079 PM/DM pts and showed overall lower use of statin R in PM/DM (27% vs 181%, p<0.0001). But if DM/PM-HLD pts used statins they had lower mortality rate than non-users (HR = 0.515, p = 0.0273) https://t.co/El0mmNZ8ZR https://t.co/428YmGlV5k